Value of multidetector computed tomography angiography before bronchial artery embolization in hemoptysis management and early recurrence prediction: a prospective study

Table 2 Detection of culprit arteries of MDCT angiography and BAE procedure

Culprit arteries	Number of culprit arteries		Number of culprit arteries per patient
Culprit arteries	MDCT angiography	BAE procedure	Number of culprit arteries per patient
Orthotopic BAs
Left bronchial	25	25
Right bronchial	12	11
Common bronchial	15	15
RIBT	36	35
Total	88	86	1.54 ± 0.73
Ectopic BAs
Aortic arch	8	8
Subclavian or its branches	2	2
Internal mammary	2	2
Total	12	12	0.21 ± 0.41
NBSAs
Intercostal	29	30
Subclavian or its branches	13	14
Internal mammary	12	12
Thyrocervical trunk	2	2
Inferior phrenic	1	1
Total	57	59	1.04 ± 1.57
Total	157	157	2.75 ± 1.73

Data are reported as n or mean ± SD [standard deviation]
MDCT: multidetector computed tomography, BAE: bronchial artery embolization, RIBT: right intercostobronchial trunk, BAs: bronchial arteries, NBSAs: non-bronchial systemic arteries

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